Man found beaten in January dies partly because of injuries

March 12, 2008

CHICAGO — A man found beaten unconscious on a West Side street two months ago died this week in part because of injuries he suffered in the assault, authorities said Tuesday.

Clarence Harrington, 49, of the 100 block of South Austin Boulevard, was found unresponsive early Jan. 10 near West Madison Street and North Mason Avenue, police said. He died at Kindred Hospital Monday afternoon. An autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner's office determined he died from a combination of multiple injuries and blunt trauma from an assault and heart disease. The autopsy ruled his death a homicide.

Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli said a death investigation was being conducted as detectives try to determine what led to Harrington's death.